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With all the mudslinging in the presidential primary and the wrangling in the congressional races here, we almost forgot that the Green Party won a ballot line in Illinois last election. Unlike past elections, where Green candidates struggled to get on and stay on the ballot, this year marks the first time the Greens have had a state-wide ballot line, thanks to former gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney breaking the 5 percent threshold with 10.39 percent of the vote. Now that our primary moved up to February 5, the filing deadline has moved ahead, too. And so, at the last minute, a slew of Greens filed their candidacies yesterday afternoon with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Filing at the last minute isn't necessarily a sign of weakness: strategically, the less time that Democrats have to challenge the signatures needed to get on the ballot, the less likely they are to knock people off the ballot. (In the 06 race candidate Whitney's own signature was challenged.) And since the Green Party has a ballot line, they are required to hold a primary.
So who wants to run in Illinois on the Green Ticket? Fifteen candidates, actually. Here's the breakdown:
Jerome Pohlen and Richard Meyers in the 3rd Congressional District
Alan Augusten in the 5th Congressional District
Morris Shanfield in the 9th Congressional District
David Kalbfleisch in the 10th Congressional District
Jason Wallace in the 11th Congressional District
Rodger Jennings in the 12th Congressional District
Steve Alesch in the 13th Congressional District
Scott Summers in the 16th Congressional District
Vic Roberts in the 19th Congressional District
Antonne "Tony" Cox for State Representative, 9th District
Terrence Gilhooly for State Representative, 15th District
Rita Maniotis for State Representative, 21st District
Kevin O'Connor for State Representative, 41st District
Gerry Woods for State Representative, 68th District
Charlie Howe for State Representative, 115th District
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Is it too late to enter? I have wonderful ideas and I just want to be heard. Kucinich is the man, and I am not kidding about that. I think that if he wasn't so tiny, people might actually listen to him. This is no joke, either.
figures you'd like Kucinich, Spook.
I'm getting behind O'Bama, because he's safe
O'Bama will never win.
Don't you say that!
O'Bama can win!
He's a credit to his people and WOW he is so like articulate! Yes I said it. What’s wrong with giving him a compliment about the way he speaks? He’d certainly be welcome in my neighborhood and even at our country club, I think.
Not the real Margaret, FYI.
like wise, not the real Spook, FYI
Won't the real Margaret please standup, please standup?
Mmmeeee How ya like me know?
GREEN can also be spelled LOSER, in regard to the political party. Also, the GREEN Party logo appears to have been pirated from the BP logo, in large part.
Pirates? Why you all gotta swashbuckle the partay of the brotha Timocity?
timocity: You're entitled to your opinion, but the Greens have won lots of local races around the nation. Rather than die off after a few years (can you say Reform Party?), they've grown larger and more legitimate after each successive election cycle.
As for the BP logo, well, the GP has been around a lot longer than BP's greenwashing campaign.
Timo
They are losers because we are losers,unable to imagine a multi party system like in Europe,South Africa,Isreal, etc. Actually I'm on my local green party email list, but I haven't went to any of the fundraisers because, well honestly I didn't want too because I assumed they all where/are just kinda weird.
I know one of the candidates who ran for local office( as a Green) a few years ago and he was really weird and who wants to spend a couple of hours with a bunch of wired people on a Saturday night? But that’s one of the reasons the good lord invented alcohol and I have always noticed that they have their events at bars, so the next one I'm going to attend. I mean they got enough votes for federal matching funds, so why shouldn't we support them? M
argaret clearly is all about O'Bama, but I'm not interested in "safe" I want reform and real change!
I actually like the idea of a third party. The greens have some interesting ideas and in cook co. the dem machine is organized crime at its best and the repubs are a joke. I wish them well and may throw a vote there way in any race where the other canidates are uninspiring.
Hey SPOOK,
your cute! Not the original Spook, he's mean and always serious. But you on the other hand use race, the way its suppose to used, the good old fashion American way, pointless, Yea Yea Yea Yeeeeaaaaa!
You can even call me Sista! Brutha Mane!
If anyone is actually interested in running with the Greens, you can get slated after the primary. Contact your local Green group or the state party. Information can be found at www.ilgp.org